February 17, 2012: USDE Approves STAAR Bridge Study - The USDE has approved Texas' proposal to conduct a bridge study between the State of Texas of Academic Readiness (STAAR) and the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) for the purpose of evaluating AYP in 2012 (PDF downloads).

November 17, 2011: November TETN Accountability Update - TEA provides the release schedule for Final 2011 AYP results, a preview of 2012 AYP processing, and information on the timeline for and review of the 2012 Texas AYP Workbook (PowerPoint file). A table of possible changes in the assessments used for 2012 AYP calculations is also provided (PDF Download).

May 19, 2011: May TETN Accountability Update (PowerPoint file Updated 5/23/11) - This TETN session provides district and ESC staff with detailed information about the federal cap process on TAKS-Alt and TAKS-M proficient results used to calculate 2011 AYP. The session also describes the option for districts to submit changes to the federal cap campus priority list used for 2011 AYP performance calculations for TAKS-M. TETN federal cap background information and TETN federal cap examples were also reviewed during the session (PDF downloads). Additional slides regarding the Federal Race/Ethnicity Provision have been added to the presentation (slides #79-#82). A 508 compliant PDF is available here (PDF Download).